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A review by renee_reads_books
The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
This is a political thriller that had me hooked from the start.
It starts with 2 couples: Sloane and her husband Robert Chase, who is a senator, and his cousin Peg and her husband Whit Montgomery — also a senator. In a tragic accident that Whit survives, Peg and Robert are both killed. This isn’t a spoiler. It happens in the first few pages.
Sloane and Whit grow close and eventually marry 2 years after the accident. More than a few people are concerned, chiefly Robert’s mother.
Sloane suffers with lupus and will require a hip replacement, so Whit hires an in-home caregiver, Athena. Athena will help around the house, drive Sloane to her appointments, and most importantly, help with Sloane’s nonprofit foundation that she runs so that the work doesn’t fall too far behind.
As Athena helps nurse Sloane back to health, Sloane begins to get even sicker. She ends up locked in her room, unable to stay awake, with no strength. But her mind is sharp enough to know someone is doing this to her. Everyone seems to be pointing at someone else.
It raises questions of how far people will go for political clout, and what they’ll do to secure the almighty fundraising dollars.
This book is fun because you have no idea who is trustworthy and who is lying. If you believe that political offices are full of sociopaths (I do), this will reassure you that politicians, from local to federal, are only looking out for #1.
But also, why is Athena so interested in Sloane’s backstory? Why does Sloane catch her prying and going through files? Why is she having dinner every night with Senator Montgomery?
I think I read this in 24 hours but it’s hard to know for sure since I read most of it on a plane crossing 17 time zones or something like that. Anyway, it was a quick and engaging read for me with a plot twist that I didn’t find totally predictable.
4.5/5
It starts with 2 couples: Sloane and her husband Robert Chase, who is a senator, and his cousin Peg and her husband Whit Montgomery — also a senator. In a tragic accident that Whit survives, Peg and Robert are both killed. This isn’t a spoiler. It happens in the first few pages.
Sloane and Whit grow close and eventually marry 2 years after the accident. More than a few people are concerned, chiefly Robert’s mother.
Sloane suffers with lupus and will require a hip replacement, so Whit hires an in-home caregiver, Athena. Athena will help around the house, drive Sloane to her appointments, and most importantly, help with Sloane’s nonprofit foundation that she runs so that the work doesn’t fall too far behind.
As Athena helps nurse Sloane back to health, Sloane begins to get even sicker. She ends up locked in her room, unable to stay awake, with no strength. But her mind is sharp enough to know someone is doing this to her. Everyone seems to be pointing at someone else.
It raises questions of how far people will go for political clout, and what they’ll do to secure the almighty fundraising dollars.
This book is fun because you have no idea who is trustworthy and who is lying. If you believe that political offices are full of sociopaths (I do), this will reassure you that politicians, from local to federal, are only looking out for #1.
But also, why is Athena so interested in Sloane’s backstory? Why does Sloane catch her prying and going through files? Why is she having dinner every night with Senator Montgomery?
I think I read this in 24 hours but it’s hard to know for sure since I read most of it on a plane crossing 17 time zones or something like that. Anyway, it was a quick and engaging read for me with a plot twist that I didn’t find totally predictable.
4.5/5